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Fig. 11: transition from basal bodies to cilia in cirrus

A cirrus with 91 cilia/basal body complexes. The transition from basal body to cilium can be followed from right to left in each row. Small vesicles (arrows), many containing electron opaque granules, surround the base of the cirrus. EM taken on 7/24/67 by R. Allen with Philips 200 TEM. Neg. 12,400X. Bar = 0.5µm.
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